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SUSTAINABLE ECO HOTEL

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Eco Hotel Villas Rio Mar is one of the best options in the area of Dominical, Uvita and Manuel Antonio for sustainable ecotourism. An important part of our mission is to run the hotel responsively; with respect to local nature, wildlife and communities. That is why Eco Hotel Villas Rio Mar is already for many years a certified eco lodge and certified supplier of eco tours. Villas Rio Mar is certified to level 4 with the official certification institute of Costa Rica for sustainable tourism; CST.

CST (Certification for Sustainable Tourism)

The Certification for Sustainable Tourism Program - CST - is a product of the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT). The CST was designed to differentiate businesses of the tourism sector, based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural and social resource management. CST is regulated by the Costa Rican National Accreditation Commission.

The sustainable certification is divided in 4 environments, with different practices for each:

Physic-Biological environment

Evaluate the negative impacts the company’s operations can cause

Encourage customers to visit protected areas

Inform about climate changes

Monitor water and energy consumption

Manage wastes

Politics of service environment

Establish politics, vision and mission

Train the staff

Consumer friendly environmental products

Use friendly environmental cleaning products

Have procedures and installations in case of emergency

External customer environment

Inform customers about the place and actions made

Signs in the rooms about sustainable practices

Socioeconomic environment

Hire people from the community and the area

Use local products and services

Inform about activities available in the community

Sustainable tourism; what can I do?Stay at a hotel or eco lodge which respects the sustainable tourism values and travel with a responsible attitude.Please contact us in case you want to participate in sustainable programs as carbon compensation or when you want to donate to national parks like Corcovado.

During the tours and activities, respect the following recommendations:

Do not leave trash

Do not feed the animals

Do not extract flowers or plants from national parks and private reserves

Always stay on the trail

Be silent, do not disturb the wildlife

Do not use the flash while making pictures of wildlife

Also at sea; do not touch the fishes or other living organism like sea stars

It is not allowed to have fires within protected areas

It is not allowed to consume alcoholic drinks in protected areas

Don´t waste drinking water; close the drinking fountain when you are done

Bring your own water container

Don´t throw toilet paper in the toilet of protected areas, always in the bin